Development of short-form measures to assess four types of elder mistreatment: Findings from an evidence-based study of APS elder abuse substantiation decisions

Scott R. Beach; Pi Ju Liu; Marguerite DeLiema; Madelyn Iris; Melissa J.K. Howe; Kendon J. Conrad

doi:10.1080/08946566.2017.1338171

Development of short-form measures to assess four types of elder mistreatment: Findings from an evidence-based study of APS elder abuse substantiation decisions

Scott R. Beach, Pi Ju Liu, Marguerite DeLiema, Madelyn Iris, Melissa J.K. Howe, Kendon J. Conrad

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Abstract

Improving the standardization and efficiency of adult protective services (APS) investigations is a top priority in APS practice. Using data from the Elder Abuse Decision Support System (EADSS), we developed short-form measures of four types of elder abuse: financial, emotional/psychological, physical, and neglect. The EADSS data set contains 948 elder abuse cases (age 60+) with yes/no abuse substantiation decisions for each abuse type following a 30-day investigation. Item sensitivity/specificity analyses were conducted on long-form items with the substantiation decision for each abuse type as the criterion. Validity was further tested using receiver–operator characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, correlation with long forms and internal consistency. The four resulting short-form measures, containing 36 of the 82 original items, have validity similar to the original long forms. These short forms can be used to standardize and increase efficiency of APS investigations, and may also offer researchers new options for brief elder abuse assessments.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	229-253
Number of pages	25
Journal	Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect
Volume	29
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2017.1338171
State	Published - Aug 8 2017
Externally published	Yes

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This project was supported by Grant No. 2011-IJ-CX-0014 awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Justice. This project was supported by Grant No. 2011-IJ-CX-0014 awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Justice.

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Keywords

Adult protective services
Elder Abuse Decision Support System
Older Adult Mistreatment Assessment
elder abuse investigation/substantiation
receiver operating curve

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